HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, HIGH COURT MADRAS National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee Saturday, the 8^th day of March, 2025 NATIONAL LOK ADALAT AWARD (Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)

Presided over by The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE A.RAMAMURTHI (Retd.)

and Members Mr.K.Ramakrishnan, District Judge, (Retd.,)

Mrs.S.A.Udayakumari, (Advocate)

C.M.A.No.320 of 2024 (Appeal against the award made in MCOP No.84 of 2016 dated

30.06.2022 on the file of the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, I Additional District and Sessions Judge (FAC), Cuddalore).

1. S.Mohanraj

2. M.Raveendhiren

3. M.Niranjankumar

4. M.Vignesh ... Appellants Vs.

1.V.Balakrishnan

2.T.Mariappan

3.Chief Manager The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Third Party Claims Hub, New No.216, Old No.115, Prakasam Salai, Broadway, Chennai - 600 108. ... Respondents This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the appellant, Mrs.Ramya V.Rao, the learned counsel for the 3rd respondent, Mr.S.Senthilkumar are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a compromise to settle the matter as follows:

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.

2. The claimants have preferred the present appeal for enhancement of the award amount from Rs.14,96,000/- in MCOP No.84 of 2016, dated 30.06.2022 passed by the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, I Additional District and Sessions Judge (FAC), Cuddalore.

3. Now, the parties agreed to enhance the award amount with addition amount of Rs.5,00,000/- in full quit. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the enhanced award amount of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Only) within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this modified award. On such deposit, the claimants are entitled to withdraw the original award amount as well as the enhanced award amount as per the apportionment fixed by the Tribunal.

4. Accordingly, the award is modified. The claimants are entitled to withdraw the modified award amount without filing any formal application.

1. S.Mohanraj

2. M.Raveendhiren

3. M.Niranjankumar

4. M.Vignesh Counsel for Appellant

1.V.Balakrishnan

2.T.Mariappan

3.Chief Manager The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Third Party Claims Hub, New No.216, Old No.115, Prakasam Salai, Broadway, Chennai - 600 108.

Counsel for the Respondents This National Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.

The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.

Judge Member Member To: The parties/Advocate concerned Copy to:

1.Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, I Additional District and Sessions Judge (FAC), Cuddalore.

2.The Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Chennai.

3.The Section Officer, V.R.Section, High Court, Madras.

4.The Section Officer, Lok Adalat Section, High Court, Madras.

gbi/ssi A .RAMAMURTHI, J .

gbi/ssi C.M.A.No.320 of 2024

08.03.2025